Writing instrument
The crossword clue "Writing instrument" is answered by PENCIL, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PENCIL
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PENCIL answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for PENCIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by PENCIL, most used first.
- Number 2, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Schoolbag item - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Letter-writing friend - PENPAL, used 12 times
- Shaken instrument - MARACA, used 10 times
- Writing assignments - ESSAYS, used 9 times
- Writing pad - TABLET, used 9 times
- Musical instrument. - SPINET, used 8 times
- Rock instrument - GUITAR, used 8 times
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